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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
3
The article outlines how to force tomatoes in a warm south facing house with strong bottom heat and rich soil. It covers two-crop succession, sowing times August and late October, box or bed setups, training to a single stem, shading shoots, staking with raffia cords, and maintaining a steady 60 to 70 degrees, avoiding drafts for steady production.
Guidelines on storing vegetables for winter emphasize cool dry air for pumpkins squash and onions while cabbage and root crops need barrels sand or soil packing and careful top trimming. Tomatoes are ripened by frost timing and careful packing. A practical method is using old cobs soaked in kerosene oil for kindling stored in a dry box with a pail of oil.
Squashes and pumpkins should be stored in a cool dry place before touching, protected from frost and handled carefully to avoid bruising. Salsify and parsnips stay in the ground for spring use, but are good in autumn. stored in damp sand for winter use when the ground is frozen. Turnips resist first frosts. cabbages tolerate frost and can be sent until very cold weather. carrots and beets can stay in the ground until freezing weather.
A Canadian farmer explains how to reduce silage waste. After filling a silo, he compresses the material, adds a two inch layer of clover chaff, and dampens it with salt brine to preserve the silage. The method reportedly minimizes spoilage and keeps the silage underneath in good condition.
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay publicly embraces woman suffrage after studying economic issues of women. She unfurled her banner in Roslyn New York, winning election as school trustee and vowing to advance suffrage, aiming to imitate English leaders and spread doctrines in English speaking lands. The article also profiles the abrasive archetype of “The Woman Who Is Always Right,” detailing how such a figure imposes rules and judgments on others.
A column highlights how homemakers who handle laundry and chores value attractive beds and practical design. It discusses appliances and decor ideas that balance beauty with swift, efficient washing routines for busy women.
Practical guidance for do it yourself fumigation using sulphur to disinfect rooms after scarlet fever or diphtheria. Instructions cover sealing rooms, sealing cracks, using cotton, muslin, water vessels, moisture, ignition, and post fumigation cleaning. Warns against using silver and brass articles and suggests burning bedding and washable toys and cleaning walls after.
A hostess may prevent menu repetition by maintaining a blank book. She records guests, the menu served, and brief notes on decorations. Over months the list becomes a valuable reference for future entertaining and menu planning.
The column describes new buttonhole angles for large coat and skirt buttons to prevent slipping. It suggests inserting a caller card in hems to hide stitches when attaching thin fabrics. It envisions hand embroidery revival, a taupe satin waist with brick red floral festoons, and London hatpin fun with sealing wax colors producing striking, puzzling hatpin heads worth $88.
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